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 Attempts to access hardware registers are trapped and emulated.  This  Attempts to access hardware registers are trapped and emulated.  This
 style is less efficient but can run unmodified guests.  style is less efficient but can run unmodified guests.
   
 Generally any amd64 machine will work with Xen and PV guests.  In  Generally any machine that runs NetBSD/amd64 will work with Xen and PV
 theory i386 computers without amd64 support can be used for Xen <=  guests.  In theory i386 computers (without x86_64/amd64 support) can
 4.2, but we have no recent reports of this working (this is a hint).  be used for Xen <= 4.2, but we have no recent reports of this working
 For HVM guests, hardware support is needed, but it is common on recent  (this is a hint).  For HVM guests, hardware support is needed, but it
 machines.  For Intel CPUs, one needs the VT-x extension, shown in  is common on recent machines.  For Intel CPUs, one needs the VT-x
 "cpuctl identify 0" as VMX.  For AMD CPus, one needs the AMD-V  extension, shown in "cpuctl identify 0" as VMX.  For AMD CPUs, one
 extensions, shown in "cpuctl identify 0" as SVM.  There are further  needs the AMD-V extensions, shown in "cpuctl identify 0" as SVM.
 features for IOMMU virtualization, Intel's VT-d and AMD's AMD-Vi.  There are further features for IOMMU virtualization, Intel's VT-d and
 TODO: Explain whether Xen on NetBSD makes use of these features.  AMD's AMD-Vi.  TODO: Explain whether Xen on NetBSD makes use of these
 TODO: Review by someone who really understands this.  features.  TODO: Review by someone who really understands this.
   
 Note a FreeBSD dom0 requires VT-x and VT-d (or equivalent); this is  Note that a FreeBSD dom0 requires VT-x and VT-d (or equivalent); this
 because the FreeBSD dom0 does not run in PV mode.  is because the FreeBSD dom0 does not run in PV mode.
   
 At boot, the dom0 kernel is loaded as a module with Xen as the kernel.  At boot, the dom0 kernel is loaded as a module with Xen as the kernel.
 The dom0 can start one or more domUs.  (Booting is explained in detail  The dom0 can start one or more domUs.  (Booting is explained in detail
Line 51  attempts to address both the case of run Line 51  attempts to address both the case of run
 and running domUs under it (NetBSD and other), and also running NetBSD  and running domUs under it (NetBSD and other), and also running NetBSD
 as a domU in a VPS.  as a domU in a VPS.
   
 Some versions of Xen support "PCI passthrough", which means that  Xen 3.1 in pkgsrc supports "PCI passthrough", which means that
 specific PCI devices can be made available to a specific domU instead  specific PCI devices can be made available to a specific domU instead
 of the dom0.  This can be useful to let a domU run X11, or access some  of the dom0.  This can be useful to let a domU run X11, or access some
 network interface or other peripheral.  network interface or other peripheral.
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 path when there are no known good reasons to stray.  path when there are no known good reasons to stray.
   
 This HOWTO presumes a basic familiarity with the Xen system  This HOWTO presumes a basic familiarity with the Xen system
 architecture.  This HOWTO presumes familiarity with installing NetBSD  architecture, with installing NetBSD on i386/amd64 hardware, and with
 on i386/amd64 hardware and installing software from pkgsrc.  installing software from pkgsrc.  See also the [Xen
 See also the [Xen website](http://www.xenproject.org/).  website](http://www.xenproject.org/).
   
 Versions of Xen and NetBSD  Versions of Xen and NetBSD
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